About BBC Technology Group

On Monday 20 November 2006, the BBC announced a new Future Media and Technology division (FM&T), led by Ashley Highfield, which will concentrate on emerging technologies, playing a leading role in finding and developing new ways for audiences to find and use content.

BBC Research is a part of the new division, along with Technology, allowing for co-ordinated management of related activities from innovation through to delivery.

Technology resources will be centralised and prioritised in FM&T and three new FM&T controllers will be based in the three main content areas – Journalism, BBC Vision and Audio and Music.

FM&T will manage all new media platforms and gateways like bbc.co.uk, the emerging i-player and web 2.0, as well as metadata, search and navigation and BBC Information & Archives which is vital to opening up the BBC's archives.

Introduction	Research Groups	History of R&D	Contacts
Some short comments on the range of work carried out in BBC Technology Group	The structure of BBC R&D.	Kingswood Warren - the house and its history and BBC R&D's technological achievements	How to get in contact with us